The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... Philadelphia , and about ten miles from Brunswick . This camp , the approaches to which were naturally difficult , was rendered still more defensible by intrenchments . The heights in front commanded a prospect of the course of the ...
... Philadelphia , and about ten miles from Brunswick . This camp , the approaches to which were naturally difficult , was rendered still more defensible by intrenchments . The heights in front commanded a prospect of the course of the ...
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... Philadelphia , and sixteen from Germantown , —a long vil- lage stretching on both sides the great road leading northward from Philadelphia , which forms one continued street nearly two miles in length . The British line of encampment ...
... Philadelphia , and sixteen from Germantown , —a long vil- lage stretching on both sides the great road leading northward from Philadelphia , which forms one continued street nearly two miles in length . The British line of encampment ...
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... Philadelphia un- discovered . So soon as his movement should be observed , the whole plan would be comprehended , since it would never be conjectured that General Greene was to attack singly . If the attack in front should fail , which ...
... Philadelphia un- discovered . So soon as his movement should be observed , the whole plan would be comprehended , since it would never be conjectured that General Greene was to attack singly . If the attack in front should fail , which ...
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